Woman accused of scalding toddler with hot water

Julia Rose Catjakis

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 01:35 PM.

A Carteret County woman accused of child abuse is out of jail awaiting her next court date.

Julia Rose Catjakis, 22, of Morehead City, is scheduled to appear in Carteret County District Court May 12 on the charge of felony intentional child abuse. She was released from the county jail Monday night after posting bond.

She was placed in the jail at the time of her weekend arrest under a $50,000 bond.

Catjakis is accused of scalding a 2-year-old child with hot water, according to information from the Morehead City Police Department. She is the girlfriend of the child’s father.

According to police, Catjakis was watching the child Friday while her boyfriend was at work. He took his child to Carteret General Hospital after he returned home.

Police responded after being contacted by the hospital.

The child was burned on the left hand and was transferred to the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at Chapel Hill.

Police did not release any further information due to the ongoing investigation.

In addition to the child abuse charge, information on the North Carolina Courts website indicate she also has pending charges for driving while impaired, driving while license revoked and speeding.

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A Carteret County woman accused of child abuse is out of jail awaiting her next court date.

Julia Rose Catjakis, 22, of Morehead City, is scheduled to appear in Carteret County District Court May 12 on the charge of felony intentional child abuse. She was released from the county jail Monday night after posting bond.

She was placed in the jail at the time of her weekend arrest under a $50,000 bond.

Catjakis is accused of scalding a 2-year-old child with hot water, according to information from the Morehead City Police Department. She is the girlfriend of the child’s father.

According to police, Catjakis was watching the child Friday while her boyfriend was at work. He took his child to Carteret General Hospital after he returned home.

Police responded after being contacted by the hospital.

The child was burned on the left hand and was transferred to the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at Chapel Hill.

Police did not release any further information due to the ongoing investigation.

In addition to the child abuse charge, information on the North Carolina Courts website indicate she also has pending charges for driving while impaired, driving while license revoked and speeding.